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The theme of the story Hatchet is determination and survival. Brian Robeson, whose parents are divorced, flies to visit his father who is in the Canadian wilderness. His pilot has a heart attack and dies. Brian managed to land the plane in a lake, and escape unharmed. Now there is only one problem and that is surviving in the wilderness until he is finally rescued. He does have one thing to help him, a hatchet that his mother had given him as a gift. He will have to use it, his own determination, imagination, and common sense to survive. This flight to see his father in the Canadian wilderness is Brains first time in an airplane. He explains this to the pilot and tells him that he is scared. The pilot feels sorry for Brian and decides to show him that flying is not very difficult. He lets Brian take the steering control and direct the line of flight for a while. Just when Brian thinks that everything is going well, the pilot has a heart attack and dies. Brian knows he must land the plane himself or die. He tries to use the radio but cant get a signal in or reach anybody. He knows that if he hits the trees he will probably die, so he decides to land in the water of a lake. When the plane is in the water, he climb
rifle, and C. B. radio. He tried to use the radio, but to his surprise he found out that the think was not working. He found out that he was wrong when a rescue plane showed up, after hearing continuous signals from a boy on that island. The pilot came to the rescue and retrieved the little boy. hit the rock of the cave instead of the porcupine, it made a spark. He knew how to make the spark, now all he had to do was find the fuel. He knew he needed some type of meat to survive, so he decided to catch fish. First he tried to catch them with his hands, but he soon knew he needed a better plan. He made a bow and arrow. He was very proud of himself when he was able to use it to catch fish, or shoot a bird. He would hunt them down and cook them over his fire. He was becoming better all the time at survival. One day a tornado went through the area. The tornado turned out to be a revelation. It moved the plane so that the tail was now sticking out of the water. It was then that Brian remembered that the plane contained a survival pack. It was very difficult to get to, and it took a long time. He almost lost his hatchet while trying to cut a hole in the plane, but he was able to retrieve it. When he finally got back on dry land, he found that the pack contained food, knife,! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ s out through the window. He lies on the bank of the lake for a while to rest. Brian knew he needed food and shelter to survive so he set out to find both. He was very careful not to get lost or go too far from the lake where his water was. He found a cherry tree and because he was very hungry, he ate h!
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Approximate Word count = 1190
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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